East Slovak Museum

Local nameVýchodoslovenské múzeum
LocationKošice, Slovensko

The East Slovak Museum in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. It is located in the Old Town borough of Košice, at Námestie maratóncov.

The museum was founded in 25 June 1876 as Felső-Magyarországi Muzeum, in the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1906, it was renamed to Felső-magyarországi Rákóczi Múzeum after the reburial of Francis II Rákóczi.

A neo-Renaissance building was erected in the early 20th century. It was the first building in the town designed to serve its needs as a museum. There are sculptures of Perseus and Vulcan on the facade of the building.The museum also possesses a relocated wooden church that was built in 1741.

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Opening hours

May-Oct: 9 am - 5 pm
Nov-April: 2 am - 6 pm

Admission

Please check the official website for more information on different types of admission.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Slovak_Museum

Official Website https://www.vsmuzeum.sk/

Email info@vsmuzeum.sk

Phone +421 55 622 0309

Address Hviezdoslavova 3, 04001 Košice - Staré Mesto, Slovakia

Coordinates 48°43'38.081" N 21°15'11.943" E

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